Union of Burkinabè Communists
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Union of Burkinabè Communists (in French
: Union des Communistes Burkinabè) was a communist party
in Burkina Faso
. UCB was founded in August 1984 by the Group for the Unity of Marxists-Leninists (Groupe pour l'Unité des Marxistes-Léninistes, GUML, founded in 1983), the Marxist-Leninist Group
(Groupe Marxiste-Léniniste, founded 1979 as split from PCRV) and one other group.
In 1986 it signed the appeal of four organizations for revolutionary unity and support to the revolutionary government of Thomas Sankara
.
In 1987 Sankara tried to marginalize UCB. This was one of the factor that provoked the coup d'état, as UCB was close to the coup leader Blaise Compaoré
. Together with smaller groups the UCB founded the Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement
in 1989.
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
: Union des Communistes Burkinabè) was a communist party
Communist party
A political party described as a Communist party includes those that advocate the application of the social principles of communism through a communist form of government...
in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso – also known by its short-form name Burkina – is a landlocked country in west Africa. It is surrounded by six countries: Mali to the north, Niger to the east, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Côte d'Ivoire to the southwest.Its size is with an estimated...
. UCB was founded in August 1984 by the Group for the Unity of Marxists-Leninists (Groupe pour l'Unité des Marxistes-Léninistes, GUML, founded in 1983), the Marxist-Leninist Group
Marxist-Leninist Group
Marxist-Leninist Group was a communist party in Burkina Faso. It was founded in November 1983 as split from the Voltaic Revolutionary Communist Party. In August 1984 it was among the founders of the Union of Burkinabè Communists....
(Groupe Marxiste-Léniniste, founded 1979 as split from PCRV) and one other group.
In 1986 it signed the appeal of four organizations for revolutionary unity and support to the revolutionary government of Thomas Sankara
Thomas Sankara
Thomas Isidore Noël Sankara was a Burkinabé military captain, Marxist revolutionary, Pan-Africanist theorist, and President of Burkina Faso from 1983 to 1987...
.
In 1987 Sankara tried to marginalize UCB. This was one of the factor that provoked the coup d'état, as UCB was close to the coup leader Blaise Compaoré
Blaise Compaoré
Blaise Compaoré has been the President of Burkina Faso since 1987 following a coup d'état that ousted then-President Thomas Sankara. In 2011, a mutiny by soldiers over unpaid housing allowances forced him to flee the capital for his hometown...
. Together with smaller groups the UCB founded the Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement
Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement
Organization for Popular Democracy - Labour Movement was the ruling political party in Burkina Faso. It was founded in April 1989 by the Union of Burkinabè Communists, the Revolutionary Military Organization and factions from Communist Struggle Union - The Flame and Burkinabè Communist Group as a...
in 1989.